Barbie Is Ridiculous (Review)

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[@KarstenRunquist]

barbie or oppenheimer

[@robfobjanstar]

Please I prefer Shin Kamen Rider

[@trinaq]

I like both, but probably Oppenheimer, since I'm a huge Christopher Nolan fan.

[@OddOneOut665]

Is Oppenheimer gonna be Part 2 to this Review????

[@Pancrasio-it9qd]

Oppenheimer 😎💥

[@TheBuzzMan15]

barbenheimer

[@nestorarranz3179]

The least belivable thing is that there's no way they're the weirdest looking people in Venice beach

[@jamiegreenberg8476]

ive been to venice beach exactly once and more people were on rollerskates than skateboards they legit looked normal

[@yeah_yeahwhatever]

And no homeless camps.

[@aspireistoinspirebeforewee3519]

@@yeah_yeahwhateverthere’s not a lot of homeless camps that I saw on the beach

[@D00dman]

So the director is on record saying that the filming at Venice Beach somewhat put Margot Robbie at unease. Not because of being leered at, mind you, but because everyone *ONLY* wanted to talk to Ryan. Dudes would walk up to Ryan, fist bump him, and continue on their way. Almost no one paid attention to Margot. Lmao, the stuff the movie presented was absolutely dumb.

[@nestorarranz3179]

@@D00dman but this does happen in the movie like a minute after that Thats what makes Ken start his barbieland revolt

[@maxxvii2037]

I wish Gosling did more comedies because damn he's so good at it

[@trinaq]

Yes, I think that he should be nominated for more Oscars, and hopefully he'll eventually win.

[@shawncarter5434]

Yes I love his performance in The Nice Guys

[@Uncle_Magic]

@@shawncarter5434 his screaming is peak

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

@@Uncle_MagicOMG! HE’S LITERALLY ME!

[@cl4de]

@@dabourashedme when women 😮

[@Jonathan_Collins]

I will say that airing at the exact same time as Oppenheimer was honestly genius. The fact that people are buying both tickets to see both films at the same day really does say something.

[@kittyykatie]

there u are

[@jonathanmeeks6031]

why did u say the exact same thing on charlie's video xd

[@chloedsmith]

​@@jonathanmeeks6031lmao I was just about to ask the same thing, weird deja vu

[@ingriddaguia]

Absolutely. Watching both tomorrow. Can't wait ❤

[@jqydon]

Yeah I probably wouldn’t have seen Barbie in theatres otherwise but so glad I did

[@Brad02K]

I was sat next to a kid who whispered to his Mum ‘What’s a facist’ 😂

[@katlyndobransky2419]

Lmao I heard plenty of kids saying “I don’t get it” the whole time

[@peacechickification]

I was two seats down from a kid who asked ‘what’s cellulite?’ 😂

[@Brad02K]

@@katlyndobransky2419 Yea he definitely asked ‘What’s funny’ a few times

[@rezonance4937]

My 12 year old cousin asked me the same lol. I also had to explain what a gynecologist is 😅

[@fred6907]

The fact people bring their kids to this movie is disgusting. You're willingly brainwashing your kids to believe the "not-so -hidden" feminist message. Let's portray men as useless bigoted perverts, good idea.....morons.

[@natbatrat-d7e]

my only complain about barbie is that i wish the first act was longer. i wanted to explore every little crevice of barbieland and when we go straight into the plot i was like “man… already?” i know it’s a meme but i genuinely believe the only bad thing about this film is that it’s not longer.

[@csouki]

@@dabourashedyou mean they wouldn’t be able to fit the literal plot of the movie 💀💀

[@Google_Censored_Commenter]

@@csouki feminist propaganda should not be the plot of any movie, dafuq?

[@dabourashed]

@@csouki The what? You mean the feminist propaganda pushed from all the crevaces of this dumpsterfire? Completely unnecessary, the film would've survived without it.

[@cyberghetto2714]

@@Google_Censored_Commenterits barbie, what were you expecting?

[@Google_Censored_Commenter]

@@cyberghetto2714 I was expecting mild equality feminism of the 80s, you know, the BARBIE BRAND? Not 4th wave feminist misandra propaganda that completely ruins both Barbie and Ken as we know them. Too much to ask for?

[@misjathecinemalover]

I loved this movie. Cillian Murphy was great as Barbie but Emily Blunt as Ken was the absolute best.

[@GG1783]

😂😂😂😂

[@adityasanthosh702]

😂😂😂

[@stefaniate]

Best review ever!😂

[@raghad2071]

me after watching the two movies on the same day

[@jamiegreenberg8476]

my favorite part is when Oppenheimer said its barbie time and he barbed all over the place

[@espressocamel5061]

I LOVED this movie. Now I’m waiting for the “I am Kenough” hoodies to be sold everywhere

[@reaganfields]

they’re $60 on mattel’s barbie merch site 😂

[@mariam.zmnnnnn]

@@reaganfieldsthat’s not bad for official barbie merch

[@gregvs.theworld451]

@@mariam.zmnnnnn Still seems a bit pricey though for a hoodie. I'd be totally fine nabbing a cheaper non official "knock off" if I can find one.

[@gabriieIl]

it’s genius marketing and i want one so badly but i’m not in the us 😢

[@chocolateiguess1613]

Just walked out of the barbie movie and you're so righttt. It's not a want. IT'S A NEED!! How else would people know that i'm kenough lol

[@emmac1398]

Ryan Gosling really said "I'm going to play Ken with the most commitment possible and sell every goddamn second of it" and it has got to be the standout performance of the film for me.

[@rhystucker1673]

I think it's easy to understate Margot Robbie's influence on the production of the film, and how good she is not only as an actor but a producer. She's responsible for bringing Gerwig on board, and I think she was crucial in seeing this movie's vision through.

[@base4yrface]

Honestly Margot saved this movie, it would not have been nearly as great as it was had Greta and Noah not been on board

[@dianastella]

I respect Margot a lot more now.

[@mellejobs7412]

I had no idea but not surprised because Margot Robbie is incredibly smart.

[@K0m30ng]

@@base4yrface Having Greta, Noah and Margot is far better for a Barbie movie than the original plan which was Amy Schumer as Barbie and have her to write the script. Geez, that would've been an absolute nightmare. Glad Mattel went with the right direction

[@lauracerqueiramachado8979]

I heard she made everyone working in the production of this movie wear pink at least one day of the week and if they didn’t she would fine them 😓

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Real glad this film was able to just barely dodge the impact of the writer/actor strikes. Was nice to get one last great film before the industry collapses under the weight of malpractice.

[@chris-zd9sr]

The indusrty went dowhill like 10 years ago lol

[@Platitudinous9000]

@@chris-zd9srok. listen. this isn't a "new thing < old thing" kinda bit. this is a genuine labor issue

[@loveinthematrix]

The truth of what's going on in Hollywood is as evil as the worst horror movie anyone has ever seen. The industry profits too much to collapse but I'm hoping more truth comes out somehow. The abuse is leeeevelllls

[@theyhateandrew8529]

Oppenheimer and Barbie dodged a huge bullet

[@K0m30ng]

​@@theyhateandrew8529Barbie dodged two bullets actually, one is the marketing before the strike, the other one was having Amy Schumer as Barbie and have her write the damn script

[@samfilmkid]

I'm surprised that so many people were surprised that the movie took the angle that it did. Like...Greta Gerwig writing and directing it didn't tip you off at ALL?

[@howardstark2797]

@@dragotronix3681what does greta gerwig have to do with ghostbusters 😭

[@hajarmdn4883]

​@@howardstark2797they think every female centric movie is made by the same person. or that woman is a monolith and there is just one woman writer/director.

[@nobodythenobody9779]

The whole point of the Barrie movie was literally “men bad women good” When ever men call out women for taking advantage of them, let’s say in the court system for example, they are called sexist But when women call out mens bad behaviour it’s just “raising awareness” You can’t have such one sided media and say it dosnt hate men

[@mirmir0003]

@@nobodythenobody9779 the end of the movie for the kens was meant to be unsatisfying. as the narrator says, "maybe one day the kens will have as much power as women in the real world" . notice how gloria wasnt put on the board, will most likely not be credited for her idea, which was discarded until they saw it was profitable. the kens don't get equality, neither does gloria (a woman in the real world) it is meant to show how the fight for equality isnt over, in my opinion

[@nobodythenobody9779]

@@mirmir0003 the movie had a 5 minute rant about about how bad women have it and it’s all mens fault, as if men don’t go thro anything Men have less rights in the west than women If you are offended by men exsisting that’s pretty hateful

[@pr0ddynasty]

wasn’t expecting to feel so emotionally impacted near the end. I knew it would have serious moments but holy shit I cried

[@nolanbaker3508]

Barbie’s character arc and observance of human emotions was absolutely beautiful, everything else was very mess though

[@trinaq]

Me too, I loved that Barbie embraced a more meaningful life, her character development was great to see.

[@shesathornback]

i WEPT.

[@mamoru1836]

SAME

[@l4kr]

@@nolanbaker3508 The mess is exactly what I liked about it.

[@solidliquid8295]

In no way did I anticipate just how much I was going to enjoy Ryan Gosling as Ken.

[@luislombardi9658]

dont forget this man learned to play the piano just for his role in la la land. he is unstopabble

[@nobodythenobody9779]

The whole point of the Barrie movie was literally “men bad women good” When ever men call out women for taking advantage of them, let’s say in the court system for example, they are called sexist But when women call out mens bad behaviour it’s just “raising awareness” You can’t have such one sided media and say it dosnt hate men

[@solidliquid8295]

@@nobodythenobody9779 Lol

[@luislombardi9658]

@@nobodythenobody9779 stay mad

[@nobodythenobody9779]

@@luislombardi9658 stay sexist

[@mackielunkey2205]

This whole movie just had "KZbin Poop Kenergy" written all over it, from Lizzo speaking to Barbie when she falls in the beginning, to the purposely bad visual effects, to the Hanna-Barbera running sound effect the executives (and Adam Groff) made when they were scrambling, to the Kens' fascination with horses, to the grand, mind-fuck ending montage. And I LOVED IT.

[@TheMBE2003]

​@@dabourashedAre you a real person?

[@dabourashed]

@@TheMBE2003 Yes, also imagine liking your own comment

[@katlyndobransky2419]

@@dabourashedit wasn’t woke at all, I found it extremely masculine actually

[@TheMBE2003]

@@dabourashed I'll have to because I didn't

[@dabourashed]

@@katlyndobransky2419 You know what they say, the back part of the brain is the most active

[@kutielkalupto6818]

I have mixed feelings about the movie. I love barbieland and i think the first act was the highlight of the film, but the trailers relied on it so much I felt like I had already experienced the bulk of it. The movie also introduces new characters and elements at such a fast pace i feel like it forgets about its lead character near the end of its second act. We only really get one scene where barbie truly begins to contemplate what life is outside of barbieland, so the end of her arc, while apropriate and expected, doesn't necessarily feel earned. And the film does get preachy, which isnt inherently a bad thing, as long as the audience doesnt feel preached to, which is a bit hard when the characters seem to constantly use buzzwords to vocalize their situation. Enjoyed the film but not as much as I expected to.

[@animemangaluv13]

I 10000% agree with this comment

[@fatoumatacisse3796]

Literally the first act is superior but the trailers basically revealed every scene of the first like 30 minutes

[@Liv-hx9xx]

Exactly my thoughts, I just didn’t feel like her ending was earned

[@ハーフ-r1m]

you summarized exactly how I felt lol. It's a solid 6/10 movie for me. Am yet to watch Oppenheimer but am excited for that as well. I do really wish the trailers didn't spoil as much as they did though.

[@GetonthestiiX]

Thank God an objective comment not immediately fawning Over this. Ultimately it's more message than movie which detracts from the overall humor which going into the movie, I thought was the purpose of it

[@iz444]

Ryan Gosling stole the show for me i always been a fan of him he truly never disappoint

[@Ebh55.]

Maybe he did.

[@sana.4.a]

i’m not a fan but im obssesed by him playing Ken

[@alejandrasanchez3022]

I love him too

[@nobodythenobody9779]

The whole point of the Barrie movie was literally “men bad women good” When ever men call out women for taking advantage of them, let’s say in the court system for example, they are called sexist But when women call out mens bad behaviour it’s just “raising awareness” You can’t have such one sided media and say it dosnt hate men

[@sana.4.a]

@@nobodythenobody9779 who created these court? Why arent men protesting for their rights when it comes to parenting

[@tomektalk4671]

What you said about the movie feeling like a child excited to tell you a bunch of things etc was an excellent description of the movie. It has this very childlike tone that was very honest and direct yet talking about deeply complex and adult philosophy

[@RuinedStillWetMascara]

Child movies got really bad in the last years and become medieval torture for parents, is so nice to see a movie that kids and adults can enjoy.

[@mahdireza5695]

​@@RuinedStillWetMascarayes THIS!!! It's been a WHILE since I've seen something actually interesting as a choice for a movie to watch that the family would like.

[@rojczan1399]

​@@RuinedStillWetMascaraI mean this Barbie movie isn't kid friendly, the first scene is already hardcore.

[@nobodythenobody9779]

The whole point of the Barrie movie was literally “men bad women good” Womens entertainment is literally just hating men, it’s getting really gross When ever men call out women for taking advantage of them, let’s say in the court system for example, they are called sexist But when women call out mens bad behaviour it’s just “raising awareness” You can’t have such one sided media and say it dosnt hate men

[@danq2656]

Deeply complex? Are you talking about the same movie? Patriachy bad, men bad - the movie

[@NigelThrashner]

The early movie got some chuckles (mostly cause a ton was in trailers). But by midpoint and till the end we were all losing our minds with laughter but still quiet for the thinky parts. It was the best of both. I’m seeing it again in theaters for sure.

[@WafflesX3XD]

half the folks i went with were in tears at the ending, so that says a lot haha

[@analynnberry355]

Me toooo!!!!!

[@gregvs.theworld451]

@@WafflesX3XD I was incredulous that a damn Barbie movie had my eyes misting a lil bit at the end. Dude here for context.

[@gigiizzy5651]

​@@gregvs.theworld451"thinky parts" the long speeches on feminist propoganda hammered to your head again and avain. 1984 is here.

[@HubbaPlaysMC]

@@gigiizzy5651 Calm down there glizzy boy, back to your basement hidey-hole with that

[@FireJach]

Barbie actually supports men and women and wants us to be more pragmatic in terms of human relationship :)

[@IsomerMashups]

Right? I fail to see how this movie could possibly be considered "man-hating." it's very fucking sympathetic toward men. More than the _vast_ majority of movies I've seen in the last 10 years... ...they're just not the primary topic.

[@liamastill6733]

I haven't watched it yet but I've heard that in the ending the kens are back to being at the bottom of society with no equality in sight, is that true?

[@IsomerMashups]

@@liamastill6733 Not exactly. They're certainly not all immediately granted governing positions, but the systemic barriers to entry are removed.

[@connormccallen6583]

@@IsomerMashups barbie treats ken absolutely terribly the entire movie

[@MellowMylo]

@@connormccallen6583what about the scene where Ken cries near the end?

[@Gnator8t4]

I enjoyed it a fair bit - the commentary was a bit one-note for me, but the mechanics of the Barbie Land brought plenty of smiles to my face, and as many have said, Ryan Gosling was absolute gold. I also thought Helen Mirren did great with the narration

[@rustycrowbar4250]

The only thing i disliked was mothers rant how every single woman on earth has it terrible , otherwise it was a prettt good movie

[@urdelicatepov]

@@rustycrowbar4250this is totally not meant to come off as rude, but i was just really curious why you didn't like that scene? for me, that was honestly (one of) my favourite moment(s) in the film and i genuinely sobbed. i expected most women would feel the same?

[@irenarenci]

​@@rustycrowbar4250i mean... she wasn't wrong

[@dabourashed]

Don't understand the feminism part, it just kept going and going

[@chimppower2748]

@@dabourashedliterally never open your mouth again, your opinions will never be right

[@bbrooklyn]

This was definitely one of my favourite theatre-going experiences. A six year old girl was sitting next to me and when Ken told Ken, “You can’t beach yourself off” everyone laughed, but this little girl turned to her mom and went “what’s so funny! Tell me!” Also, the group cry in the womens bathroom after the film was the closest to Barbieland we’ll ever get.

[@trinaq]

I actually enjoyed Barbie, it's silly, goofy fun, though it hammers in its message a bit TOO much. Also, Will Ferrell's character probably didn't even need to exist, as I kept forgetting about his storyline.

[@sam4gaming135]

Weird how Will Ferrell has TWICE played a "evil" CEO business man in a Warner Bros film about a popular children's toy

[@tracyo7558]

I only remember about his storyline cause of how funny he delivers his role as this "over the top" ceo.

[@Leo-ox1rd]

honestly he was unnecessary for the plot but he also has like 5 god tier lines so i dont really care

[@peterfrank3365]

​@@sam4gaming135 I believe it's deliberate. Will Ferrell as CEO this time is an allusion to Will Ferrell as CEO the last time.

[@stt.9433]

That's the point, every man in the movie is pointless. It's intentional, there is something called the lampost test where every woman is replaced by a lampost and you see whether or not the movie's plot changes. Well here the lampost test passes for men which is almost unheard of in cinema.

[@lenah9027]

I'm so excited to see it that I'm voluntarily wearing pink for the first time in 20 years

[@glitterhoney]

lol me, a goth-old rock chic at heart…i wore a pink barbie shirt tonight and had a ball! film was amazing 🎉

[@limpcheesestick]

I wore a pink dress for the first time in years and everyone else was in regular clothes 😭 I thought there was an agreed on uniform

[@MellowMylo]

I LOVE the color pink, I came in all pink to my cinema… it did give me 25% off on snacks!

[@jaredvlogs8891]

ryan gosling is a godsend. if you haven't watched nice guys or blue valentine or place beyond the pines, do yourself a favor. he can do comedy he can do drama. the man can do anything.

[@sana.4.a]

he is AMAZING

[@PurushaDesa]

I’m sad more people didn’t get to experience Blade Runner 2049 in which he had to carry two thirds of the film as an android not allowed to express emotion. Fantastic range.

[@dianastella]

The Monthy Phyton reference with coconut horses was just amazing. I've seen several reviews and apparently people has not noticed that one yet.

[@mattcollins3591]

People are taking this movie WAY too seriously lol The movie itself even picks fun at its ridiculousness, and that’s what’s so fun about it. People are constantly looking to be offended, disappointed or just to feel anything negative.

[@indiesunflowers]

it's unfair to say any criticism at all isn't allowed. the movie was super cute in some parts, but the messiness & weirdness & the "women have it so bad" message was just too much for a lot of ppl & that's ok.

[@mattcollins3591]

@@indiesunflowers definitely didn’t say that lol

[@shawerful5209]

People should judge a movie for what it are, and not for what they want it to be

[@K0m30ng]

I'm surprised that the movie had the balls to criticized Mattel. It's funny how Gerwig and Baumbach could get away from something like that 😂

[@gigiizzy5651]

​@@K0m30ng Because she's a privileged Hollywood elitist.

[@Hannah-y2z]

Gosling needs an Oscar for this. The Oscars need to take comedy movies more seriously. This film isn't perfect, but it is one of a kind, loved it.

[@penaldotapinaldo1713]

an oscar? lol

[@lyan240]

​@@penaldotapinaldo1713its for his great acting in this movie so ur opinion on this movie as i can see from your past comments is rather dull pls remember to differentiate an actor's acting in a movie with the movie's plot rather u like it or not

[@jacklafferty6654]

​@lyan240 it's not a good enough dramatic performance for an Oscar though 😂. He was definitely fun in this but come on

[@lyan240]

@@jacklafferty6654 i never said he deserved the oscar though? its definitely something people could debate on

[@theinternetsavedmylife]

That would be so ironic it would drive Hollywood mad 😂 I love it!

[@bilindabutcher8913]

I enjoyed it The serious parts of the movie felt a little weak The ending felt kinda long and random Ryan Gosling was awesome

[@BegMaj]

I loved the ending, but that’s maybe because I used Barbie so much when I was younger plus I’m a girl so I really loved the montage of just, girls being human

[@maragotka2361]

​@@BegMajcuz the ending was written for those once little girls that played barbie

[@BegMaj]

@@maragotka2361 and isn’t it amazing??

[@K0m30ng]

Yes, the ending was kinda long but I think it's still a perfect ending for the movie. Surprisingly Barbie is a very well fleshed out arc

[@K0m30ng]

​@@BegMajRuth Handler embracing Barbie's arc makes the ending even better

[@HeisenbergFam]

"I am death, destroyer of worlds" - Barbenheimer

[@BigHotGarbage]

Me praying he says masterpiece because I personally really loved it

[@trinaq]

Me too, I love Greta Gerwig, and I was excited to see this project, and I can't wait to see what she does next.

[@CalTheHogNosedBat]

if you look closely, I think the Barbie movie - outside of the cars - is a slight product placement too.

[@CreamIceMs]

Clearly a Chevrolet commercial 😂

[@ellievictoria62]

The whole thing is an extended advert for Barbie/Mattel

[@ciaraskeleton]

It was eye candy from the start. It was like a huge scale real life theatre production. They nailed camp too, without making it gimmicky or over the top. The detail in the set, clothing, the perfectly toned colour palette. Margo Robbie is perfectly cast. She looks like Barbie but she has the talent to portray the depth of the character and not lose any of it behind the costumes and fantasy. Same for Ryan Gosling, absolutely perfect casting. He was fantastic. Same for will Ferrell, honestly it was a dream cast. Remember when youd watch movies as a kid, from the 80's and they had this 'larger than life' feel? Thats what feeling this gave me. I felt like it deserved every second of my attention, i felt like i was in it and beinf a girl who grew up Barbie obsessed i felt like a kid again. I could keep typing but i shant 😂

[@KM-pq7sr]

It was non stop man bashing from start to finish. It should be considered abuse to allow any kid to watch that vile trash.

[@ciaraskeleton]

@@KM-pq7sr man bashing 🤣 what are you 13? Poor whittle man gets upset my big girly doll movie 🤣

[@KM-pq7sr]

@@ciaraskeleton You don't get it do you. They are trying to poison young kids minds with their bitter misandry. It's absolutely disgraceful.

[@ciaraskeleton]

@@KM-pq7sr No, you don't get it. You clearly missed the entire point of the movie.

[@KM-pq7sr]

@@ciaraskeleton The message was loud and clear. 'Men are fools' 'Men are all bad' 'Men don't deserve equality'. They knew exactly what they were doing. That's why they purposely kept the woke anti male stuff out of the trailers, they wanted to dupe people into buying tickets for a fun family movie. In reality it was a lecture in misandry. Hollywierd is a very sick place these days.

[@jamiegreenberg8476]

i did the barbenheimer double feature today and I knew what I was getting into emotionally with oppenhimer but holy shit that barbie ending hit me like a truck

[@Witchhaze_97]

I cried at both lol

[@nana_osa]

I'm so glad I didn't now that I just got back from watching Barbie. There was a lot being thrown at you through dialogue and I also cried. Need some buffer for Oppenheimer after that hahaha, and I'll be seeing it tomorrow. It'll be another type of existentialism for me, I'm sure.

[@macadoodle1237]

I did it too and it was an experience. Barbie left me hopeful and Oppenheimer left me depressed again.

[@xdlol59]

Yes!

[@lizhrkns]

my cheeks hurt so much by the end of the movie from smiling; my brain needed the dopamine

[@cry-piddawg]

Same, so much energy

[@bibi8613]

i was waiting to hear your review on this as a casual watcher. as a black woman, i loved the first act, the production 100%, the comedy, acting (margot and ryan stood out to me the most) and gloria's monologue because i've felt like i've related to what she was saying at points and i was glad both the barbies and the kens equally found their own path, but i can't help but feel the execution of some of its message was lost on me, particularly towards the end. idk if it was trying to encapsulate into barbie, a figure that for some people, represented perfection, that it was okay for women to simply be normal, or that barbie, as a concept was as out of touch with reality and needed to connect with women more. i thought they would show more than tell with its feminist message, but maybe the direct messaging of the patriarchy was intentional with both its ironic/social-commentary comedy or its just me from seeing it today for the first time. either way, i liked it but it didn't live up to most of my expections as to what it would deliver; it kind of reminds me of what i thought "don't worry darling" would be versus what it was, except barbie is 100% better than that movie, but i just expected more. edit: from reading more analyses of the movie, it makes a bit more sense to me now. it was an overall fun movie, and i'm glad i could have time to laugh and think, but i think somethings just fell a bit flat like i said above (execution of its message etc.) went from 7/10 to 8.5/10

[@DLites151]

Lost you at "as a black woman".

[@indiesunflowers]

@@DLites151no one cares

[@indiesunflowers]

I agree! I wasn't a fan of the over the top preachy message, I thought they overdid it. I feel like the message of the movie would've been revolutionary 50 years ago lol but not now. besides that (& the horrible ken dance battle thing), I kinda liked it

[@bibi8613]

@@DLites151 irdgaf feel the need to say it so people don't assume.

[@bibi8613]

@@indiesunflowers i agree, though i liked the movie since i don't think it wanted to be revolutionary, just a "what if" movie but for barbie. though, i still felt some of its messages were (not "ham-fisted", but just not delievered the way i would've wanted them to) not anything got to do with the kens, "misandry" or whatever that some people are complaining abt, but the addressing the themes of the human condition and feminism.

[@analynnberry355]

Also my daughter who is a tomboy and never played w Barbie’s said it’s one of the most entertaining movies she’s ever seen. Laughed the whole time and at one point happy cried. My husband is stoked to see it tonight.

[@Vishnuk-fe9iv]

Bet your husband feel bad when he see how the movie treats Men.

[@gensischosen251]

@@Vishnuk-fe9ivdid you even watch the review ? It’s tackles both genders

[@fairygodmother139]

@@Vishnuk-fe9ivwhy are you commenting so much? Did this movie hurt your little boy feelings that much? Like damn

[@imwatchingonyoutube5024]

@@gensischosen251Yet there’s a biological guy playing a barbie

[@natty_2747]

​@@Vishnuk-fe9ivyou're pathetic.

[@OhBrotherWhereAmI]

This movie was hilarious, but I hate how black and white the commentary painted the world. It felt like the two moral options were two opposite extremes of a spectrum with no in between, and (while I’m not Plato) I don’t think that’s what the world needs right now.

[@jpeg204]

I think the film is pretty self aware of that though and kind of acknowledges and makes fun of it, Ken going around expecting to get important jobs just because he’s a man was a pretty good example lmao, I think it makes it clear there’s more nuance to the real world

[@VinelSeason]

I want to watch it again. It was pretty silly and ridiculous but on purpose. And then the other philosophical and deeper stuff.

[@peacechickification]

I saw a showing at 3pm on Thursday. Woke up on Friday, and couldn’t stop myself from seeing the noon showing 😂

[@fred6907]

Philosophical stuff...You mean the extremely obvious message from the writers that it's ok to view half of the human race as useless misogynistic idiots. The post modern feministic ideology was so predictable, as always. If any man likes this movie, you need to pick up your balls and get a grip, holy crap.

[@kaeya8674]

Me tooo

[@KM-pq7sr]

Okay NPC. Enjoy paying to be brainwashed with far left anti male propaganda.

[@KM-pq7sr]

@@JJ-lr9sv Thankfully I wasnt subjected to woke misandry like Barbie. It should be considered abuse to take kids to that man hating trash movie.

[@alison_the_number]

The candy analogy is perfect. This movie was a weird, yet good.

[@Andrew-pv8oz]

It’s basically the “ everything everywhere fall at once” movie but with more pink

[@nota6569]

​@@Andrew-pv8ozdude I don't think they are in any way similiar ☠️

[@Andrew-pv8oz]

@@nota6569 yes they are lol. Look up meta modernism movies and you’ll know what I mean.. another example is the movie “free guy” with Ryan Reynolds’s

[@padtrickkeys3261]

True

[@karinak09]

Just saw it. I thought the ending was really disappointing. They should have suggested that the kens and Barbies work together as equals moving forward but instead, they decided to be petty and keep them relegated as second class citizens like in the “real world”. Annoying as hell.

[@timestate9718]

I was also disappointed by that!

[@jelsei]

dude i thought the exact same thing! when we switched to their constitution after the ken showdown i was really hoping they were gonna bust in and demand a place in their little parliament and live in harmony lol; but i suppose its supposed to be some sort of reversed metaphor for how women have been treated that way in political settings

[@analynnberry355]

I thought it was perfect. At the very least to help men see themselves in the position that women have been in for centuries. As long as the real world exists as it is, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with an imaginary world like the Barbie one.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

Didn't Prez Barbie literally say things shouldn't go back to the way things were, and for the first time, the Kens were allowed to have a seat in politics? The only they were told they couldn't do was immediately become a supreme court justice, which imo seems more than fair. I got the impression that they could have the same positions as Barbies, they've just gotta work hard for it.

[@goseeaboutagirl]

That would be ideal, but as a guy, i enjoyed it and thinking what it would be like if roles were literally reversed and there was a men's suffrage movement, etc. Just an interesting thought experiment

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

Wouldn’t it have been so much more powerful if Barbie had seen “ misogyny world”, realized her own mistakes in Kens not having equality, and led by example on how to run her world.

[@novaluna2829]

but thats what happens at the end right..

[@hopebringer2348]

No

[@Lena-cw2yd]

that's literally what happens. and maybe u wanted it to go further but it's BARBIE land, it's very much about women primarily and that's a good thing

[@armaniv6455]

@@Lena-cw2ydbut the real world being primarily about men is a bad thing ? So in the end the Barbie’s are the same evil they’re trying to critique ??

[@armaniv6455]

@@hopebringer2348so then the Barbie’s are no different than the men the film is critiquing ?

[@deleted9371]

Just come out of the double feature Oppenheimer was exactly what I expected, another great Christopher Nolan movie, great performances and cinematography etc. BUT BARBIE, HOLY SHIT THAT WAS UNIRONICALLY A MASTERPIECE. That’s not even me joking everything about that movie, the performances, the writing, the set and costume design Is brilliant and only goes to further Greta Gerwig’s career as one of our best modern directors.

[@KoruGo]

Other way around for me. Knew Barbie would be great going in from all the praise from the actors and it was wonderful, but hoooooly shit I had no expectations for Oppenheimer and it left me speechless coming out-- it felt almost like I was having a panic attack after it ended.

[@penaldotapinaldo1713]

this is sarcasm right? Because Barbie was just some politically charged mediocre movie with top tier hype. It's nonsensical and could see an argument for it being a hidden dystopian fan fic comedy.

[@davismorgan99]

@@penaldotapinaldo1713looks like someone got his feelings hurt

[@penaldotapinaldo1713]

@@davismorgan99 feelings or fact? I'm not the only one making this argument.

[@Xenderman]

@@penaldotapinaldo1713 bro pulled out the "feelings or facts?" on something with no set "facts" around it. "facts dont care about your feelings" does not apply with media most of the time. Stay mad.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

Notice that the good Chevy couldn’t outrun the bad Chevy’s - they had to hide from them instead because no Chevy can be beat, even by another Chevy.

[@samfilmkid]

All the guys on here complaining that this movie “hates men” or is “anti-man” are probably all the same people who say “nobody can take a joke anymore!”

[@UnluckyPenny]

Exactly 💀

[@JulieBirkeskov]

not that I thought you would, but I'm glad you didn't seem to critique the feminism message as pandering or man-hating. This movie was so freeing to me as it adressed a lot of feminism issues in a comedic way. It was really a relief that it didn't portray fight equality as "I'm an angry women cause f men!", and I felt sad when some early reviews from a couple of men interpreted it like that

[@kant.68]

That has been the trend . I don’t like hearing patriarchy and opresion every 15 minutes not gonna lie

[@indiesunflowers]

I'm a woman & it still felt man-hating to me. when they got to the real world, ALL the men were immediately terrible , & then all the kens turned bad when they got a taste of the real world. I don't see how it's not man-hating tbh but I'm open to learning

[@nirvanaatlast4922]

soz that all these losers replied to ur comment

[@rheawelsh4142]

​@@indiesunflowersI mean, the movie ends on the notion that the Kens were justified in wanting something different, they just ended up going too far and flipping everything instead of enacting real change

[@BethanyHarbaugh]

@@indiesunflowers I feel the same here. I don't like having to make one gender a 'villain' just to make the other gender look good. Why can't there be a mix of villains? Or why even have a villain? I saw Nostalgia Critic talk about the movie, and he suggested just focusing on Barbie, the mom, and the daughter. That would have been nice. I want to watch movies that are feminist without being reminded that people think men are just terrible and are always jerks. It rubs a lot of people the wrong way, and the fact that women are complaining about the issue should say something.

[@DaddyZhong.]

I think the issue here is that the movie is going to be watched by all manners of people when the target audience itself is actually very niche in the sense that the messaging and core “feel” of the film will only really be understood by anyone whose ever played with a Barbie doll when they were a kid. As someone who did, I actually really enjoyed the movie and the ultimate message it was conveying about Barbie truly being able to do anything. Plus, I think the whole matriarchy vs patriarchy thing was super smart when you consider that most young girls would imagine their dolls in matriarchies anyway. 😅

[@coffiebreak2236]

Imma have to disagree on the last one. The movie was very biased in its matriarchy vs patriarchy lesson. It showed one as evil while the other as good when they both have there demons to them. I think the barbies and Ken's should've made a new system. Like what was the point if nothing would change on that front.

[@scampb9127]

@@coffiebreak2236 that was my one complaint. i think the movie wouldve been way more impactful when addressing gender equality if the barbies acknowledged that the system they had before ken took over was flawed in itself too and they restructured society after, but i get it, its a movie for young women

[@DaddyZhong.]

@@coffiebreak2236 I thought that too initially when mayor Barbie said the Kens would still be secondary in Barbie land because the real world is a patriarchy but honestly, I don’t really mind? Clearly it was supposed to be humorous after the Kens realised that their entire existences don’t have to hinge on Barbie. I think the bigger takeaway was that patriarchy negatively affects both men and women and in that sense, this movie shows that well. The matriarchy itself was less about the message and more about replicating what a little girl would envisage her Barbie dolls in. “Should’ve made a new system”. Isn’t that what they did? Mayor Barbie literally tells the CEO of Mattel that they don’t want to go back to the old system and both Stereotypical Barbie and the Kens pursue their own independent paths.

[@analynnberry355]

my husband is actually stoked to see it with me. My tomboy daughter who never played w Barbie’s said it was one of the top most entertaining movies she’s seen and it made her happy cry.

[@analynnberry355]

And as long as the current reality is still overwhelmingly run by men then I’m totes ok with an imaginary world where the opposite is true, if only to help men imagine themselves in the position women have been in for centuries 😅. They do essentially create a new system acknowledging that the old one was flawed.

[@bonniehowell9206]

When I was a kid my mom bought me a book of vintage Barbie outfits from 59' through out 70's which started my vintage Barbie obsession. I completely geeked out seeing some of those designs used in the movie .

[@xscorpio1976]

This movie blew me away! It was not what I expected. The "Ken war" and how it ends in a song and dance was a clever tongue-n-cheek to every "bro fight" I've ever gotten into made me laugh! "Sorry bro, love you bro" 😂😂😂😂

[@msmlolmanpolybrige0335]

Honestly the movie was great all through, my only complain is just how shortly they dove into ken’s issues and how in a way it reflects male problems, i loved the idea of reversing the roles for Barbie land, but the way they downplayed what ken felt (I’m more talking about Barbie being a terrible person towards him) it’s a bit annoying, but other than that, I loved the movie!

[@TheShapeshifter]

The Ken's got absolutely shafted in this movie

[@msmlolmanpolybrige0335]

@@TheShapeshifter true, more rights for kens! I enjoyed that they at least reached a compromise at the end regarding ken rights

[@fairygodmother139]

Because she’s the star but Ken, get over it. Men aren’t the centre of the world

[@msmlolmanpolybrige0335]

@@fairygodmother139 thats not my problem, you've missed the point, i love that they touched on all the real problems women face, and even went as far as to touch a little bit of the problems men also face, but the ending felt like it didn't finish it well, or it was finished on a rush, so it was over simplified. One point does not invalidate the other.

[@thomasspence3107]

@@fairygodmother139lol you’ve literally replied to every comment I’ve seen about men. Which man hurt you 💀

[@wheresthelambsauce8273]

People fail to understand that being the antagonist and being the villain is different. The antagonist challenges the protagonists beliefs. Ken is the antagonist, doesn’t mean he's the villain though.

[@catpoke9557]

He definitely is a villain, but so are the Barbies.

[@nightbling8905]

The political message fell off.. it wasn’t an equality message but a female superiority message…

[@hi5tmyface326]

I can’t talk about the movie anywhere since I’m a 15 year old boy who has friends that don’t get any of the jokes and don’t understand the movie too well.

[@Bjhorn279]

"A child whose excited to tell you all the things she has to say, and all of them are funny and interesting" That is absolutely thee most perfect way to describe this movie

[@axd0045]

A bunch of dudes were yelling in the bathroom after about how the movie “hates men” and it’s like bro you missed the entire point

[@waximelau4771]

exactly

[@GoneFishingAway]

What's the point?

[@Delete59187]

@@GoneFishingAway​​⁠​⁠the kens were all ignored so stereotypical ken brings patriarchy to barbieland and both the kens & barbies are hurt by it. In the end, Barbie tells him that he isn't valuable because of a 'dominance', He is more than his girlfriend, cars, or house. His value is from who he is. The movie is intended to celebrate men for who they are

[@GoneFishingAway]

@@Delete59187 "Stereotypicaly they bring in patriarchy?" What does that even mean?

[@bison7082]

@@Delete59187But doesn’t it end with the Barbie’s in control again?

[@anapple.4338]

I was pretty disappointed with how surface level the whole movie was. With it opening with the space odyssey intro, I was hoping for a more darker cosmic horror thing I guess. I was especially disappointed how convenient and boring it was for the characters to get to the real world. I was jsut very disappointed with the absolute barebones story and very surface level and message.

[@clayjohnson1229]

Are you gay

[@ald7282]

i went from so excited and amazed by the set design and framing, to laughing my ass off, to crying, right back to laughing again. i'm in love with this movie, it was a rollercoaster.

[@therohanexperiment2993]

Hell yeah brother

[@hackerbrinelam5381]

U mentioning the Lego movie remind me of a gag, ' If I had a nickel for everytime Will Farrell played an evil business man in a licensed toy movie, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice'

[@realsanmer]

"I am Kenough" is a phrase that has been etched into my brain forever.

[@m2kaay]

It was kinda of sad. Like this story of someone whos life got turned upside down when reality was not the desirable yet, has opened their eyes to overcome their sheltered existence to live. There was a lot of crying. A lot of pro female power. A lot of what life and death mean. I feel bad for America's character bc she didnt really have much of a story besides the mother daughter dynamic that "magically" healed during the montages. They didnt deal with why the daughter was growing distant. They made it seem she was a single mother at first only to introduce the father in a comical cultural poke randomly.

[@balletickid]

Also love the irony that (from comments and reviews) it seems that a vast majority came away from a feminist (right?) movie thinking a man was the best part of it 😂

[@ajjauqson6491]

ikr i was thinking that too. Yet even still, it's hard to deny that Ryan Gosling as Ken was SUPER DUPER charismatic the entire time. I was laughing every time he was on screen.

[@katlyndobransky2419]

I loved the messages this movie had to offer. You should never feel pressured to be what someone else wants you to be. You need to be yourself and find your purpose yourself

[@CaptainFracture]

You mean the message that almost every pg13 movie has? Really ground breaking stuff here

[@epicsponge7934]

I don’t know it was like you can’t say that we are wrong because your sexist

[@fairygodmother139]

@@CaptainFracturebro crying over a kids movie

[@KM-pq7sr]

The message was 'All men are bad' 'bash men' 'treat men like second class citizens' 'men are all fools'. The movie is hateful poison and no kid should be allowed anywhere near it.

[@penaldotapinaldo1713]

@@fairygodmother139 a kids movie where the intended audiences are adults and young adults?

[@nealfirstofhisname]

A teen thinking they understand the world/politics and calling someone a fascist was so realistic. 10/10.

[@mewgiah8057]

This sounds like a really insufferable movie from people completely out of touch. The average person does not believe Barbie to be a scurge on society. Its a children's toy. Millions of girls who have played with her for decades, had fun playing with a doll. All this "she set unrealistic beauty standards" and "pushed that only white woman are important" narrative is exhausting, and not the experience most people have taken away from the toy. So the movie trying to make this into a super serious thing not only overshoots who the core audience should be for this, but it also is making drama out of nothing. This reminds me of the stuffy critics recently pushing that Mario saving Peach "in another castle" - poisoned the minds of a generation of men into thinking women were an object or reward. Except, most people just loved Mario games - and didn't think anything more to it then that. I mean you play a freakin mushroom-eating Plumber jumping on turtles. It really isn't that deep. People are tired of being lectured and told they should be concerned about something, even if they don't actually feel its concerning. I also love that the movie spends a huge portion with Ken learning what it's like to be a "real man". I'm sure Hollywood is completely in touch with how most modern men are these days, and has a good grasp on that. It will be really relatable and represent a large section of the gender.

[@hillbillycoon]

AMEN!

[@CyrusStratton]

I agree. I think that, in general, we have too much political stimulation from the media. I am a conservative, and I've not seen the movie, so I am quite confused to hear the different reviews on YT. More conservative reviewers seem to have missed the plot at some parts, while it's possible that the movie did not critique Barbie enough, too? Does that sound like a correct summary of the issues people take up with it?

[@ZWhippie]

This was the longest commercial for Barbie I ever sat through

[@julianberumen5550]

Thank you for saying Ken was Gosling’s Kendall Roy, truly the best sentence of all time

[@JordanNMovies]

I enjoyed it a lot…could’ve been 10-15 minutes shorter but I liked it. The cosplay + all pink was fun…I felt underdressed😅😂I wore the same all black fit that the Kens wore during “I’m Just Ken” at least

[@kaeya8674]

Saaame i have put on pink pj pants and a heart top with my black leather jacket ~ and dirty white shoes. It was weirdly dressed bu ti love it

[@TTTAKFilmStudios]

Margot does the best with what she's given, but this film was very disappointing to me. I feel it was overly dramatic with the speeches and the ending was clearly trying to make the audience feel something, but left most people in my theater confused. And before you say I'm a crotchety old man, I'm a woman in my 20s, so I'm pretty sure I'm this movie's target audience. Overall, the humor was fun and the film is beautiful to look at, but the whole concept falls apart in the second half of the film and becomes a pity party for the "strong" woman. I still enjoyed watching it, though! And I appreciate that it tried to do something new.

[@Lena-cw2yd]

i've seen MANY people online say that they felt incredibly touched while watching, and so did i. i think for a lot of ppl they just need to embrace it and listen to what it's saying with an open mind because it's super easy to feel resistance when anyone in any movie says something feminist

[@Missjunebugfreak]

As a fellow woman in my 20s I feel the same way. The message at times felt preachy and didn't resonate with me the way it was supposed to. And some of the jokes didn't really land. Then again I'm not much of a Greta Gerwig fan so maybe that's also part of why this film didn't really impress me like I hoped it would. Ryan Gosling's performance is EASILY the best part of the film for me and I think he does deserve an Oscar nomination at least.

[@TTTAKFilmStudios]

@@Missjunebugfreak yes I though he did amazing!! He was so funny, I loved his musical number 😂 but I’m glad I’m not the only one feeling this way, I was really hoping I’d love it.

[@JB-sv2uc]

I think when you have to put "speeches" in your film to send your message, you've kind of failed. There could have been funny and interesting ways to convey that. Felt a bit like a TED talk at the end rather than a film

[@lunchbagmermaid4590]

I really didn’t enjoy I and was really disappointed! (f23). I went with 4 other women and none of us liked it. Just wasn’t for me :((

[@madeleinep.828]

Fully convinced that people hating on Barbie just never have any fun

[@alanbrad4564]

I think most of the arguments were that it wasn’t fun enough. A lot of the comments I’ve seen were about how they enjoyed the first 45 minutes, and then thought it was either boring of preachy.

[@yeah_yeahwhatever]

If you were offended by this movie and you spend the majority of your day in a chair made specifically for gaming, then don't worry. This movie was not addressing your type of "masculinity". As a matter of fact, you weren't even included in the movie's ideas because you're not a man.

[@tsardean9192]

"If you didn't like this movie and you're in a subgroup I consider myself superior to then you can just shut up" toxic af

[@jeremyschep3589]

@@tsardean9192they’re right though

[@HalloweenHalloween-sc4jo]

Anyone who unironically says “you’re not a real man” is not a real human. I’d call them creatures but that would be an insult to creatures. I’d call them things, but that be an insult to things to.

[@yeah_yeahwhatever]

@@HalloweenHalloween-sc4jo You are right about one thing. My statement is definitely unironic. It is very literal to all the incels out there.

[@alanbrad4564]

I always hated this line of thinking. The idea that people made a movie for select audiences reminds me of high school kids not inviting a specific group of people to an event because they’re not cool. People that make movies are adults and adults should always make movies that are inclusive to everyone. If they don’t, then they need to grow up.

[@Condog]

I went to see it with my sister and both of us absolutely lost it multiple times. Seeing a really good comedy in a theater is such a fun experience.

[@user-nn8lg9qu7y]

This movie was a dissappointment. It did not keep in line with traditional Barbie movie feel. If you've watched every Barbie movie tv show with your kids you'll get what i mean. This was NOT Barbie and Ken, it was two completely different personalities. It was confusing, way too political with adult Themes. My young kids thought it was wierd! Do not recommend if your looking for the real Barbie.

[@brenothelast]

As a guy I think I understand now what most girls feel when they go out to see movies, games and such. My girlfriend loved it and I felt almost ridicule seeing how they were joking about men nowadays...but I got the point. That's obviously how most women feel because the majority of games and movies are often just "masculine fantasy". I don't see how girls would love games as much as we do since they were made for men, from men most of the time. And it's okay for them to also have a movie that is made for girls mostly too. I just felt kinda betrayed because I was digging it so much but then I felt ridiculed, like they were making fun of us men.

[@grizzerz64]

Haven't seen the movie yet. But here's a counterpoint to how you feel. If you respect, love and care for your girlfriend, and let her have her independence when she asks for it, that means you are a MAN. The people this movie is making fun of would mostly likely fall to the type of boys that don't see women as human fucking beings, only as objects and nothing more than someone they can fuck. If you don't relate to anything I just said about how boys treat women with disrespect, you are not the audience this movie is making fun of.

[@epictubegamer]

ignore this bs comment ^. the movie is misandristic, period. it’s not “making fun of a type of men” is straight up bashing males in general to hoist women up.

[@epictubegamer]

@@grizzerz64Watch the movie before you type an essay.

[@dorte3791]

4+4

[@grizzerz64]

@epictubegamer don't have to watch a movie to understand how fragile the ego of a "man" is when faced against a movie about dolls 😂. Edit: wanted to add a little spice.

[@jasonvogt1075]

Went to the movies expecting Oppenheimer to be the much better film but I was mistaken. I liked Barbie slightly more and they were both great lol

[@thebatman3905]

Agreed,I went into the film completely blinded without knowing about any of the controversy surrounding the film. I actually liked it ! Like he said in the video it's a beautiful film. I enjoyed the colorfulness,the props, and the cinematography that the movie offers. What I got out the film. It felt like watching a music video at time. Well I think what the movie is trying to say is to be yourself and don't rely on other people to become great. And what I also got out the film is that the barbie doll is perfect and barbie doesn't want to be barbie anymore because she realizes she's not perfect which explains the ending montage of all the imperfect daughters and mothers. I did not think this movie was sexist or attacking men and I didn't get offended at all.i actually did like it when ken was crying, dancing, and laughing I think the film actually shows men have emotion too. That's what I got out the film

[@AddyDoesArt]

Maybe the true Barbie was the friends we made along the way.

[@Cinnamon00-z8c]

lol it's from wonka trailer 😂😂😂

[@emmeoliver5007]

I’ve been saying this since his performance in The Nice Guys but Ryan Gosling is one of the greatest comedic actors of our generation and Ken really is the role he was born to play because it combines his dream boy dramatic background with his comedic genius. He absolutely deserves AT LEAST a best actor nom.

[@jisaboy4622]

You’d hate this movie if you took it too seriously. It’s a comedy, guys. Have fun with it. The way men are portrayed is obviously satire and exaggerated. It’s not “mANhaTiNG”. If you saw a film where women were exaggerated, you’d laugh your balls off. On second thought, you guys probably did, but forgot to grow them back. I say this as a dude.

[@creativename1590]

louder for the people at the back!!!!!

[@rojczan1399]

A lot of girls also hace negative opinion on this movie tho, its not just a "men having a problem" lol And most of all you are really aggressice with your comment, would recommend actually getting off youtube for a minute

[@jisaboy4622]

@@rojczan1399 I’m just addressing the other dudes who have a problem with the movie for that specific reason. Also if my comment came off aggressive you’re reading it wrong 💀

[@kinyasdemli4383]

I haven't seen any movie where the women are portrait as dumb as males in this movie, except adult film industry.

[@jisaboy4622]

@@kinyasdemli4383 the point if there was you’d probably find it funny

[@loudgrape28]

Margo killed it and I’m so glad she produced it too. America Ferrera and Michael Sera were my favorite side characters. Overall such a fun time!

[@WhyNot-mj3hj]

The movie was perfect for me. Yea the message was kinda preachy, especially when the mother spent like 3 minutes talking about how every women's life sucks, but they did make some good points and the costumes and comedy made up for it. The only thing I actually hated about it was the daughter. She was a major brat and she never apologized to her mom for being a jerk

[@nana_osa]

And funnily enough, the daughter and her friends are references to the Bratz dolls 😭 I felt the same way as well though.

[@theanuragsoni]

"I am become a Barbie girl, a destroyer of Barbie worlds"

[@theealiennreview6912]

I loved the movie I really love the concept of perfectism and I love how it showcases finding a self of idenifty between men and woman

[@SVTcaratssssss]

I wish they would’ve done Ken’s fashion show like in the toy story movie

[@Tony_Sab]

Feminist movies are ok but misandrist movies aren't . And there is obvious misandry throughout this whole movie

[@ey3z4ya]

Nah you're just sensitive

[@MegaMilenche]

@@ey3z4ya Ken literally goes from SIMP to INCEL. And the movie frames it that he should feel thankful Barbie was there to break his heart, since you need pain to become a person worth being loved.

[@Mandydandeyy]

⁠@@MegaMilenchei interpreted it as ken realizing he doesn’t need to depend on barbie or the patriarchy to be happy. That he is ”kenough” the way he is already and all he needs to do is focus on himself. At the end of the movie he litterally is so happy and realizes he is worth it. How he become incel?

[@MegaMilenche]

​@@Mandydandeyy He is celibate against his will because Barbie wants to WGTOW. I understand that Barbie doesn't owe him a relationship, but just because he pulled a MGTOW, doesn't make it any less of an incel. Because he wants to be in a relationship with somebody who doesn't want to be in a relationship with him.

[@TheStashOfNash]

I think the emotional beats to make me cry flew me over, but man what a funny, incredibly poignant movie. I'm sure a lot of reviews from men are going to see *that scene* and think they're being talked down to or something, but it's such a great message and incredibly heartwarming to see a movie like this in 2023. It truly does feel like a blast from the past.

[@kelp7060]

Yeah, the ending where they go back to being useless after the movie portrays them as sexist and destructive. It's TFA all over again. In a year the hype is gone and you'll see this as the terrible shitty product it always was.

[@epicsponge7934]

It’s really fun but it was so wa wa being a women so hard

[@fairygodmother139]

@@epicsponge7934you’re clearly just a man that’s hurt that but every movie is about you

[@ハーフ-r1m]

​@@epicsponge7934I kinda agree it was a bit like shoved in our face in the movie and the movie only shows the good parts of being a man but none of the bad bits, like crime, gangs, war, suicide etc. etc, which I understand because this movie was meant to be light-hearted and was targeted towards women.

[@oligotide7257]

@@ハーフ-r1m I disagree that it only showed the good parts of being a man. The whole "Kendom" was supposed to show how toxic masculinity negatively affects men as well. From the beginning, the narrator stated that it would only be a good day if Ken was acknowledged by Barbie, and at the end it drove home the point about how a lot of modern men feel that external factors (like having a girlfriend) determine their self worth.

[@anatoliasmercenary.]

Only watching this for Ryan Gosling (hes literally me)

[@therohanexperiment2993]

Hey thanks for watching my movie

[@notkerrystolcenberg]

i work at a theater. flocks of girls & women in pink flooding in to see barbie. were so busy were calling it barbenheimer

[@Trioowo]

I’m still salty over the fact that they didn’t use Barbie Girl by Aqua…

[@neneshabazz1465]

I was disappointed as well, that song influenced a lot of this movie.

[@princessbposts]

you better say ridiculously good karsten or i will cry

[@shanellerandall9443]

My 16 month old girl was freaking out over this movie. We took her to the drive in, she was waving at the screen and dancing through the film. I will say she does not get screentime and does not at this time have a Barbie, I guess she will be getting a Barbie pretty soon!

[@haleypapeo3802]

What I loved about Barbie is how it relates to the experience of womanhood. As a woman in today’s society those themes being shown in media is extremely important. I love Barbie as a character and ken as well. I adore the themes of the movie, and how those themes were shown. I was quite literally sobbing like a baby after. Not only does barbie show the female experience, it also illustrates the male experience and toxic masculinity. I think that the serious parts of the movie didn’t hit as much to specific people due to the fact that those specific moments aren’t universal to all. It is however, mostly universal to the people who live in femininity. An example of this is that I was watching Barbie with my guy friend and he didn’t get it as much as I did. The barbie movie moved me, and I hope that more movies can show the female/feminine experience like barbie did.

[@ariannarivera8254]

Yep I haven’t watched it yet. But true

[@clayjohnson1229]

​@@christhefirstit's a parody of men and women it's advocating to the men and women patriarchy

[@Nedddo]

it really doesn't have a lot to say about being a man under patriarchy. It was a fine movie, but it really never went deeper than "the patriarchy is bad" which to its credit, it is but it doesnt really say much beyond "women have it hard under patriarchy" also true but not a particularly unique message and it never goes deeper, it feels like it was written by someone who came from every place of privilege (aside from being a woman) trying to do a social commentary. It got some things very right but it wasn't anything special, the movie felt pretty disjointed and the ending was so damn forced. It was good, I loved the barbie/kendom land det design and goslings performance was hilarious.

[@kiwiwooq]

@@christhefirst talking about *real masculinity* have MEN in this era done anything that you are describing? Men nowadays are simps, porn addicts, drug addicts, and their role model is Andrew Tate. Like befr

[@joaosantos-uj9uw]

​@@Nedddobut it does. It shows how both the patriarchy and the girlboss corporate feminism that we see being very mainstream today fail men. The Patriarchy ultimately promises them something unnatainable while the Neoliberal Feminism that Barbie represents doesn't do anything about that problem, essentially dooming them to try to find fulfilment in the traditional gender they've been assigned (but, again, failing them).

[@analynnberry355]

The whole theatre applauded at one point and both my daughters loved it.

[@orpheus9037]

Yeah, it's a great movie and the production and costume design are definitely Oscar worthy. But it's not the kind of movie that gets Oscars for acting...

[@alanbrad4564]

Some actors did an amazing job portraying their character, but a lot of the actors in the movie…well, let’s just say you could tell they were having fun.

[@brreezy421]

Narratives a mess. Sets were amazing. Acting was generally great (gosling and robbie perfect casting). Wasnt as funny as i thought itd be. Theres a ton of jokes, just a lot dont really land. 5/10

[@alanbrad4564]

I’ve a bit surprised about how rare the 5/10 reviews have been. The majority of people definitely seemed to really hate it or really love it, but I’m definitely in the middle, and it’s refreshing to see someone else in that camp.

[@aplanet3364]

We watched the movie and left the cinema very disappointed. The first few parts of the movie were funny. Got bad from the middle (disrespectful comments about men, like all men are bad or stupid). Ended with a couple of good messages in the last few minutes of the movie, but few children can remember those messages later. If you are a man and have a little bit of self-respect, don't watch this movie. Those few good messages are not worth it. The movie badly fails at discussing equality. I'm not here to have a conversation about the movie. Instead of replying, you may want to write a new comment.

[@daniellairers2879]

Ryan gosling was my favorite and he was really the reason I liked the movie.

[@baxtown3508]

Some people, (mostly men, i know) including me feel like the movie paints men in the worst way possible and overgeneralizes them quite a lot. I've seen a lot a comments pointing this out and almost every reply said that they didn't understand the movie and that it's actually the opposite of what the movie is trying to say.. So will anyone be so kind and explain the overall message and ending to me? And why it's actually not antagonizing men?

[@dysphoria2386]

This movie is not antagonizing men, it antagonizes patriarchy and its detrimental effects on BOTH men and women.

[@baxtown3508]

@@dysphoria2386 why do they choose to stay in a matriarchy in the Barbie world by the end of the movie then? Isn‘t that just as bad?

[@An13n]

​@@baxtown3508 It's satirical view on how women are treated in the real world. The matriarchy makes us reflect on how the patriarchy effects women in the real world, Kens representing how women are treated irl.

[@meme6335]

@@baxtown3508 Did the comments to your very genuine questions enlighten you after Bax Lmao 😂

[@baxtown3508]

@@meme6335 Honestly.. not really. In my opinion the movie doesn't really treat the matriarchy as a bad thing. Which is strange! I'm not playing dumb or toxic masculine lol i just want to understand the message "most people" are apparently getting from the movie.

[@khjgfxdhzf]

I was gaslit into thinking this was going to be good

[@analynnberry355]

Masterpiece. Perfect balance of fun and substance. Great for people who aren’t entertained by empty fluff.

[@uhuhuh1966]

I think it’s a great and smart film that’s messy at parts, 4 stars

[@catpoke9557]

I think it's really funny how they wanted an evil corporation subplot but they were representing their own corporation so they had to make them not TOO evil lol